A DENR-affiliated monitoring team discovers a critically endangered plant species known as JC’s vine in Mt. Hamut, Peñablanca, Cagayan. The discovery comes from a two-week habitat monitoring activity led by personnel from the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Cagayan and the PENR Sub-Office, with documentation by the Philippine Eagle Watch Team. The vine is identified as Strongylodon juangonzalezii and is also referred to by local and common names such as purple jade vine and dragon’s spine. The plant is described as a woody liana (climbing vine) characterized by dense clusters of claw-shaped flowers. The flowers reportedly change color, starting pale lilac and shifting to vivid electric violet. The reports frame the finding as significant because the species is critically endangered, suggesting the habitat at Mt. Hamut supports a rare population. The coverage is focused on the discovery and basic identification details from the monitoring survey, without reporting additional counts, threats, or conservation actions in the provided excerpts.